• Advancement
• Finance & Accounts Receivable
• Human Resource Information Systems
• Banner Student & Financial Aid

Advancement

Janet Linkous, Project Leader

Mission:

The mission of Advancement Information Systems is to provide technical support for users of the Banner Advancement system. This support includes:

1. Implementing new releases of Banner
2. Troubleshooting and correcting errors within Banner
3. Analysis and development of additional functionality
4. Creation of reports

This team also works closely with SCT to improve the quality and functionality of the Advancement module.

What We Do:

The Banner Advancement System enables the university to maintain comprehensive information for all Virginia Tech constituencies. The system also fully supports gift and pledge processing, provides campaign statistical analysis, stores extensive prospect information, and tracks cultivation and solicitation activities.

The current Advancement modules include:

• Constituent Processing
• Organization Processing
• Membership Processing
• Prospect Management Processing
• Designation Processing
• Solicitor Organization Processing
• Campaign Processing
• Pledge Processing
• Gift & Pledge Payment Processing

These modules allow managers to control and evaluate the diverse activities critical to the university, including: alumni cultivation, donor relations, prospect management, campaign solicitation, gift processing and accounting, and pledge tracking.